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Publication Date: 1994
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The Development of a Semi-Structured Interviewing System to Be Used as an Adjunct to Secondary Schools Performance for the Selection of Medical Students.
Tutton, Peter J. M.
Australian Journal of Education, v38 n3 p219-32 Nov 1994
The process of developing a medical school applicant interview that focuses on nonacademic student attributes is described. Monash University (Australia) looked at four personal attributes in evaluating applicants for undergraduate medical education: (1) quality of motivation; (2) appropriateness of cognitive style; (3) appropriateness of interpersonal style; and (4) verbal communication skill. Procedures and results are discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Cognitive Style, College Admission, College Applicants, Communication Skills, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Interpersonal Competence, Interviews, Medical Education, Professional Education, Questioning Techniques, Secondary Education, Speech Skills, Student Characteristics, Student Motivation
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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